- Meccanismi causali e cambiamento sociale
- Nicolò Bellanca
Verso una scienza sociale delle cause sufficienti
- Nicolò Bellanca
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-1122-2.06
The conclusion argues that sufficient causes and causal mechanisms provide a disciplined language for explaining complex social outcomes without reducing them to universal laws. It summarizes how mechanisms can be identified, compared, and assembled into conceptual frameworks and middle-range theories, while remaining attentive to scope conditions, feedback, and institutional interdependence. The chapter also highlights the practical value of causal analysis: by locating combinations of conditions and sequences that are sufficient for an outcome, social inquiry can better orient diagnosis, comparison, and intervention.
- Keywords:
- sufficient causes,
- causal mechanisms,
- middle-range theory,
- social explanation,
- intervention,
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3809-3455
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Verso una scienza sociale delle cause sufficienti
Authors
Nicolò Bellanca
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1122-2.06
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Meccanismi causali e cambiamento sociale
Book Subtitle
Un framework interdisciplinare
Authors
Nicolò Bellanca
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
240
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1122-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1121-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1122-2
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919